"contributory" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːt(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kənˈtɹɪbjʊt(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kənˈtɹɪbjət(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑntɹɪbjəˌtɔɹi/ [General-American], /kənˈtrɪbjəˌtɔɹi/ [General-American] Forms: more contributory [comparative], most contributory [superlative]
Etymology: From earlier contributary, from Middle English contributarie, from con- + tributarie after Middle French contributaire. Etymology templates: {{m|en|contributary}} contributary, {{inh|en|enm|contributarie}} Middle English contributarie, {{af|enm|con-|tributarie|nocat=1}} con- + tributarie, {{cog|frm|contributaire}} Middle French contributaire Head templates: {{en-adj}} contributory (comparative more contributory, superlative most contributory)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution.
    Sense id: en-contributory-en-adj-ZOJXC6y9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 35 7 38
  2. Tending to contribute to a result. Translations (contributing to a result): medvirkende (Norwegian Bokmål), способствующий (sposobstvujuščij) (Russian), сотрудничающий (sotrudničajuščij) (Russian), содействующий (sodejstvujuščij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-contributory-en-adj-rHVTyU5e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 35 7 38 Disambiguation of 'contributing to a result': 7 88 5
  3. (obsolete) Paying tribute, tributary. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-contributory-en-adj-gwVaplXj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contributory negligence

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒntɹɪˌbjuːt(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kənˈtɹɪbjʊt(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kənˈtɹɪbjət(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑntɹɪbjəˌtɔɹi/ [General-American], /kənˈtrɪbjəˌtɔɹi/ [General-American] Forms: contributories [plural]
Etymology: From earlier contributary, from Middle English contributarie, from con- + tributarie after Middle French contributaire. Etymology templates: {{m|en|contributary}} contributary, {{inh|en|enm|contributarie}} Middle English contributarie, {{af|enm|con-|tributarie|nocat=1}} con- + tributarie, {{cog|frm|contributaire}} Middle French contributaire Head templates: {{en-noun|contributories}} contributory (plural contributories)
  1. A person or thing that contributes.
    Sense id: en-contributory-en-noun-XgegFhGH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 35 7 38

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